EveryAction

MAY 2, 2023

No matter how your nonprofit organization is making change in the world, it’s impacted by others’ decisions, whether those decisions come from local and national legislators, corporations, institutions, or others who hold power and shape the way we live our lives. If possible, include a photo of the stakeholder!

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 13, 2021

This is a time when many organizations are raising as much as 30% to even 50% of their total budget. . They mention how your gift helped a person or solved a problem. But wait—a couple of days later, your phone rings. Here are example phone scripts a staff member can use to ask for a gift: . You feel fantastic. .

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Raising money for your small nonprofit is stressful during the holidays, and practicing personal gratitude can pull you through. Believe it or not, it’s simple: personal gratitude. What is personal gratitude? So how do you go about creating a culture of personal gratitude for yourself and for your organization?

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Greater Giving

MAY 14, 2024

Recruit Your Thank-A-Thon Team Find volunteers with excellent phone presence who enjoy talking to people. Prepare Your Thank-A-Thon Logistics Decide whether to set up a phone bank or have volunteers use their cell phones. Here’s a basic structure: Thank the person for their support. Wish them well.

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Qgiv

APRIL 6, 2021

The internet — and even phones, to some extent — have produced a certain amount of anonymity when it comes to asking for donations and making contributions. You can reach out to donors whom you have never met before, and they can feel moved enough to give their money to your organization. Luckily, we have some advice!

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Neon CRM

MAY 26, 2023

The best nonprofit marketing campaigns are designed for awareness and advocacy for your organization. When you build your strategies around community, personalization, adaptability, and automation, you can create a campaign that resonates with your constituents. Organizations may be eligible for up to $10,000 in free ads!

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 16, 2022

During the past year, d id your organization experience disruption in the form of a shrinking budget or a smaller staff? If so, you’re not alone ! How to innovate at your member-based organization in 2023 . Has your organization considered leveraging artificial intelligence (AI)? Here’s how to get started.

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Pamela Grow

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

So it follows that as a nonprofit trainer, I “mystery shop” roughly 100 or so nonprofit organizations every year. The gift was made online and I was delighted by the follow-up, a personal phone call from someone at the school, along with a wonderful Welcome pack that I received in the mail. Do they value small donations?

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

If you’re looking for a cost-effective and efficient way to ask for donations from your donors and prospects, look no further than a fundraising email! After all, email does have the highest return on investment of any marketing channel. With email, you can send numerous donation asks out with the click of a button.

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Nimble AMS

JUNE 3, 2020

So, even if their last experience was with a personalization powerhouse like Amazon or Netflix (highly likely), that experience sets the bar for their experience with your association. The same study shows that only 18 percent of those working at professional membership organizations say they personalize the content members see.

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Kindful

MARCH 22, 2021

That’s where email newsletters come into play. When people subscribe to your email list, you can send fundraising appeals, updates about programs, stories that show how you’re fulfilling your mission, and more straight to their inboxes. Evaluate your current strategy for collecting email subscribers.

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sgEngage

MARCH 4, 2022

Given this, your social good organization may be taking a fresh look at your cyber security practices to make sure you are well protected. Below, you can find a series of high-level tips and reminders that your organization can leverage to ensure you are keeping cyber security in the forefront of your organization’s practices.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 13, 2021

We all have our own way of doing things, but sometimes our work outgrows our organization methods. Work Smarter with Digital Tools to Increase Your Nonprofit Productivity I used to be an old school pen-and-paper person. Forms are a great way for volunteers to express interest in being part of your organization and to RSVP to an event.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 20, 2017

The book is about our behavioral addictions to our smartphones, video games, social media, and email and how to break them. Like slot machines, people check their emails and social networks repeatedly because they have a Ludic Loop embedded. The diagram below illustrates a Ludic Loop in checking your email.

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NonProfit Hub

JANUARY 28, 2021

Did you know that the average open rate for the nonprofit organization is around 25.17%, much higher than the industry average open rate, which is just 21.33%? email marketing is one of the most effective channels for nonprofit organizations. Here are 5 nonprofit email marketing mistakes to avoid. . Poor segmentation.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

With that being said, ChatGPT is still an exceptional resource for nonprofits, and we’re excited to explore all of the ways it can benefit your organization! Simply enter a few details to guide it in the direction you want your email to go, and it will generate email and/or letter copy based on what you entered.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Tribute and honorary gifts , made in honor or in memory of someone who is not a donor, are a great way for nonprofit organizations to raise awareness and funds while honoring an individual, either in memoriam or celebration. There will also be a field to include the person’s name for whom the donation honors.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 16, 2024

These include direct mail, phone calls and messages, and in-person solicitations. They let organizations use data to improve their fundraising. Artificial intelligence is also changing how we personalize donor experiences and maximize donations. It predicts outcomes and personalizes interactions with prospective donors.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A lot of organizations raise as much as 50% of their budget in December alone. Give them all the credit. Be personal—there’s no “Dear friend” allowed here. Start with a straightforward script Give your volunteers a warm, personable thank you script. If you do it in person, serve snacks and drinks. You get the idea!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 5, 2024

It functions as the home base for your golf event, where golfers and sponsors can learn more about your organization, what the tournament is raising money for, specifics about the event, and register a team or become a sponsor. Leverage both organic and paid social media channels to help spread the word about the tournament.

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Bloomerang

MARCH 13, 2024

This applies to a multitude of characteristics including personality, work habits, reporting structure and much else. It’s not a matter of one person or style being better than another — but the bottom line is that we are very different, and whether we like it or not, we must respect those differences. Be gentle in follow-up attempts.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2021

Though recommendations from third parties may help you narrow down the wide selection of nonprofit CRMs available, only you and your team know what’s best for your organization. Boost revenue from in-person and virtual fundraising events. Streamline operational tasks, such as email personification and automated workflows.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 4, 2017

Email is a depersonalized channel of communications because you don’t see the effect you’re having on the person receiving the email. The research study found that the expectation of assumed availability is what exhausts people and the anticipation of work creates stress that can lead to burnout.

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EveryAction

AUGUST 30, 2023

One way to meet new major donors is to steward existing donors into upgrading their gifts to your nonprofit organization. — Personalized communication and engagement strategies are critical to helping mid-level donors see the value and potential impact of increasing their donations to your nonprofit organization.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 29, 2022

Most nonprofits use marketing tactics to recruit, like emails, social media posts, blog posts, and web pages. They appeal to those who may be interested in volunteering because they enjoy helping others or have a personal connection to the cause that the organization supports.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Many nonprofit organizations struggle to engage their board members with fundraising, especially the act of asking another person for money. Make a one-time or monthly financial contribution to the organization. Give in-kind support to the organization in a way that actually helps. Be Informed.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 23, 2023

There are many ways your nonprofit can test the AI waters , h owever, in this post, we’re focusing on how you can use AI to improve your organization’s written content. One person (me) handles the bulk of our copy and content projects. Like many nonprofits, Eventgroove is a small company. Yes and no.

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John Kenyon

MARCH 5, 2024

Well, AI might help analyze donor data and send out automated thank-you emails, but it won’t replace the human touch. So, keep nurturing those relationships and inspiring change, one person at a time. Embrace the quirks and imperfections of your organization, because that’s what makes it special. Not happening!

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EveryAction

JANUARY 25, 2023

That fresh-start feeling is also palpable at social good organizations. Make sure your tax letter is followed with a sincere, personalized thank you. Your $10-a-month donor could be someone who is just dipping their toes into supporting your organization and who has much more to give. Drink more water! Read more books!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 21, 2022

A major motivator for generous giving to nonprofit organizations is contributing to a solution and changing something for the better. It sounds simple, but nonprofits shouldn’t underestimate the importance of the personal touch. Whether with an email or a text message (or even a phone call!), 5) Give numbers.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2018

Mobile phones and 24/7 connectivity blur the lines between personal and work time, especially during summer break or vacation. And according to recent poll s, some 62% of people check their work email while on vacation. It is hard for many of us not to check our work email once we put that out of office message on.

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Neon CRM

MAY 17, 2024

A phone call gives you the opportunity to build real personal connections with the people who support you. With most nonprofit communications largely limited to digital channels like email and social media, calling your donors really stands out. Do you know how rare it is to receive a phone call without being asked for anything?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 13, 2020

The truth is, immediately following a donation is one of the best times for another call-to-action (CTA) of ways donors can continue to support your organization. Make sure your website is mobile optimized for donors using their cell phones. Your donors are individuals who care about your organization and mission.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 31, 2023

How can you connect with your donors despite all the other ads, social messages, texts, and emails that are vying for their attention? Donor engagement is what your organization does to build and strengthen donor relationships and the methods you use to keep donors active and involved. What Is a Donor Engagement Strategy?

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Candid

MAY 14, 2024

It’s also the perfect time to do a social media audit for your nonprofit organization. A social media audit involves reviewing your organization’s complete social media presence, not just analyzing the metrics (to learn about assessing metrics, read my article on creating a social media plan ). It was a fake.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

16) GivingTuesday donors say the following communication tools are the most likely to inspire them to give: Email – 35%. Phone – 2%. 20) GivingTuesday donors say the communication methods most likely to inspire them to give repeatedly are: Regular email communication about the impact of my donation – 47%.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Chances are, you’ve already made a good one with your donor because they’ve made their first gift to your organization. Set up a drip email to do the work for you. To use a drip-email campaign, determine what your end goal is, or your call to action. This will keep your emails concise and focused. Don’t let it stop there.

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